• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 2, Issue 5, 056009 (2023)
Zaiwei Cai1、†, Zihao Li1, Yingtao Zhang1, Chiyi Wei1, Hao Tian1, Molei Hao1, Xiaoming Wei1、2、3、4、*, and Zhongmin Yang1、2、3、4、5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1South China University of Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Guangzhou, China
  • 2South China University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials, Guangzhou, China
  • 3South China University of Technology, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangzhou, China
  • 4South China University of Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangzhou, China
  • 5South China Normal University, Research Institute of Future Technology, Guangzhou, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.APN.2.5.056009 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zaiwei Cai, Zihao Li, Yingtao Zhang, Chiyi Wei, Hao Tian, Molei Hao, Xiaoming Wei, Zhongmin Yang, "High repetition rate ultrafast laser-structured nickel electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction," Adv.Photon.Nexus 2, 056009 (2023) Copy Citation Text show less

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    Laser processing with high-power ultrashort pulses, which promises high precision and efficiency, is an emerging new tool for material structuring. High repetition rate ultrafast laser highlighting with a higher degree of freedom in its burst mode is believed to be able to create micro/nanostructures with even more variety, which is promising for electrochemical applications. We employ a homemade high repetition rate ultrafast fiber laser for structuring metal nickel (Ni) and thus preparing electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for the first time, we believe. Different processing parameters are designed to create three groups of samples with different micro/nanostructures. The various micro/nanostructures not only increase the surface area of the Ni electrode but also regulate local electric field and help discharge hydrogen bubbles, which offer more favorable conditions for HER. All groups of the laser-structured Ni exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic activity for HER in the alkaline solution. Electrochemical measurements demonstrate that the overpotential at 10 mA cm - 2 can be decreased as much as 182 mV compared with the overpotential of the untreated Ni (-457 mV versus RHE).
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    Zaiwei Cai, Zihao Li, Yingtao Zhang, Chiyi Wei, Hao Tian, Molei Hao, Xiaoming Wei, Zhongmin Yang, "High repetition rate ultrafast laser-structured nickel electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction," Adv.Photon.Nexus 2, 056009 (2023)
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